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Friday, July 31, 2015

He Calls. He Says. He Is.

I have heard it said that Scripture is God's love letter. I opened it today with that thought in mind.

The following is what unfolded....
'Here I stand, knocking at the door. If anyone hears Me calling and
opens the door, I will enter his house and have supper with him, and he with
Me.'(Revelation 3:20)'I am the Alpha and the Omega, the One Who is and Who was and Who is to come, the Almighty!' (Revelation 1:8)'Every hair of your head has been counted, so do not be afraid of anything.'(Matthew 10:30)'For I know well the plans I have for you... plans for your welfare, not for woe! Plans to give you a future full of hope. When you call Me, when you go to pray to Me, I will listen to you.' (Jeremiah 29:11-12) 'Whoever drinks the water I give him will never be thirsty; no, the water I give him shall become a fountain within him, leaping up to provide eternal life.' (John 4:14) 'I Myself am the bread of life. No one who comes to Me shall ever be hungry, no one who believes in Me shall ever thirst.' (John 6:35) 'I am the true vine.' (John 15:1) 'I am the good shepherd.' (John 10:14) 'I am the resurrection and the life.' (John 11:25) 'I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.' (John 14:6) 'And you, Who do you say that I am?...' (Mark 8:29)

Paintings: 'Jesus Knocking' and Winslow Homer's 'Girl Seated' used in a digital composite

This was beautiful, Nancy. I have known these past few short years that he calls me. More than I've ever known in my entire life. He keeps tugging on me and I have no choice but to follow. I marvel so much at this. Why me, I think sometimes. Those years long ago when I thought I was a Christian were just floundering around trying to touch God. And now he constantly touches me and I am amazed.

THE CLOISTERED HEART IS a way of living for God in the midst of the world. It is heart monasticism that can be embraced by married or single persons, religious or lay. It's an analogy in which our lives can be "monasteries," our hearts can live in the "enclosure" of Christ, and all things may be viewed through the will of God as through a "grille."